Playa de Barra surf break

Playa de Barra surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Barra sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Barra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Barra at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Playa de Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
115
115
208
160
136
130
119
138
211
197
215
232
311
311
279
279
398
299
214
165
157
114
82
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
ENE
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
WNW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:50PM2.93m
6:10AM2.73m
6:23PM2.85m
6:44AM2.60m
6:58PM2.73m
7:21AM2.45m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.37m
12:09PM0.50m
00:35AM0.48m
12:43PM0.62m
1:13AM0.63m
1:19PM0.76m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:26
7:26
7:24
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9:36
9:37
9:37
9:38
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
12
14
10
11
10
11
11
10
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
6
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.2
WSW
6
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
139
115
115
208
160
136
130
119
138
4
197
215
232
311
311
279
3
7
7
214
165
157
114
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
28
27
21
13
12
11
9
4
3
3
4
1
6
6
2
3
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
6
3
3
2
2
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.2
WSW
7
1.1
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
8
5
8
4
211
279
398
299
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
194
194
49
40
40
40
40
287
120
120
49
55
40
40
40
45
722
181
60
40
40
40
40
185
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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